scenes in vatican city. >> reporter: i will not abandon the church, benedict told the faithful in st. peter's square sunday, to the tens of thousands who listened and applauded, it was a sentimental farewell. but to investigative newspaper journalist, who has delved into alleged wrong doing at the vatican, benedict's words carried different significance. >> translator: dithis does not mean to abandon. it means to fight, she says. last sunday, he said we are fighting against the temptashzs of power. temptations that may have proven too strong for some. degregorio is one of two journalists who have reported on allegations of vatican corruption and blackmail of gay clergy members by male prostitutes. damning headlines in the rome daily, lurepubelicca, sex and blackmailed careers are behind benedict xvi's resignation. compromised perhaps to senior levels, says a writer for the news weekly pawn r laly panoram. the details allegedly contained in a secret dossier prepared by three cardinals investigating leaked and highly sensitive vatican documents. this man says he believes attempted by p